On this episode of the podcast we've got a new yarn from Blacker Yarns to tell you about, as well as TWO giveaways!

Our SponsorThis episode of the podcast is sponsored by Garthenor, providing a variety of sustainable, organic British wool products in an ecologically responsible way. See Garthenor’s glorious yarns at the GLYC Mini-Yarn Market after party, or on their website at www.garthenor.com.

Look at all these wonderful Fireflies Rising at the Great London Yarn Crawl! Thank you to everyone who joined in!

GLYC Anniversary KAL Winners!Random chat thread participant - heckythump/Helen from Hull, winner of a skein of Destination Yarn Letter Plus in the colourway OsloRandom finisher - katt94/Katherine from Somerset, winner of a skein of Countess Ablaze Sovereign in the colourway Rebelling Against Suburbia

Make Happy - aka What we're working onRachel is working on not losing her mind while also prepping for Yarndale and plotting to knit all the things in handspun. She's also making incremental progress on her Starting Point.

Allison almost finished her Fireflies Rising in time for the GLYC (thwarted again for another year!) and is moving on to her Bousta Beanie to get it finished in time for Shetland Wool Week.

The beautiful new Brushwork yarn from Blacker Yarns

New Season New YarnWe chat about a gorgeous new yarn from the good folks at Blacker Yarns. Brushwork is this year's birthday yarn for Blacker. It's a sport weight yarn spun up in 50g balls and 152 meters/165 yarns and available in 8 colours. The yarn is a lofty, bouncy combination of 20% alpaca and 80% wool - 70% from Scottish Bowmont sheep and 10% from Castlemilk Moorit, on the Rare Breed Survival Trust Watchlist.

Brushwork will make it's debut at Yarndale. Be sure to check it out if you're there.

We also chat about our autumn knitting plans too and want to hear about yours!

Giveaway #1To help you with your own autumn knitting plans, Blacker Yarns have generously provided us with two balls of their new Brushwork yarn to giveaway!

In the comments for these shownotes, share a patterns suggestion with us (including the Ravelry link!) of what you'd make with this lovely yarn. We'll keep the content open until September 20th, 2017 at 11:59pm BST. Make sure you tell us your Ravelry name so we know how to get a hold of the winner!

Stranded Gradient Sweater by Josh Moll. Photo credit: Josh Moll

Giveaway #2 - and a lovely discount!Last March Josh joined Team YITC for the Blacker PodKAL that led up to EYF and she designed and knit the most glorious colourwork sweater. She's just released the pattern after reworking it for Tamar 4-ply (the original was knit in Cornish Tin) and it is now available on Ravelry! Josh would like to kindly offer YITC podcast listeners 20% off the Stranded Gradient Sweater pattern. Use the code YITC20 before Tuesday, September 19th at midnight (Amsterdam time zone). Thank you Josh!!

We'll also giveaway one copy of Josh's pattern. To enter the giveaway, please leave a comment on the Episode 67 giveaway thread on Ravelry and tell us what colours of Blacker Yarns Tamar you'd use for your own Stranded Gradient Sweater. The contest will be open until September 20th, 2017 at 11:59pm BST.

save the date!

The Yarnporium returns to central London November 2 - 3, 2018. Join us for talks, workshops and an amazing marketplace to celebrate the return of sweater weather!

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The Yarn Collective sponsor the Yarn in the City podcast and are sponsors of Indie Designer Day at this year's Yarnporium.

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Hello! 👋
We’ve had quite a few new followers recently and with the #yarnlovechallenge starting today we thought it might be a nice way to introduce ourselves again!
Day 1: Intro!
We are (l-r) @porpoise_fur (Rachel) and @champagneandqiviut (Alli) and together we create and host yarn-centric events in and around London and sometimes the wider UK. 🇬🇧 We also love visiting yarn shows and meeting awesome makers - then sharing those finds on our podcast or hosting those makers at our #Yarnporium. We also put together the annual Great London Yarn Crawl which is a fantastic day out in September every year.
If you’re not able to join us in London when we have an event on, we also host a weekly Stitch Night in SW London near to Clapham Junction, and we’ve published a couple of books on where to find the best yarn shops in the city!
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We’re winners, baby! Thank you SO much to all of you who votes for us in @knitnow’s Knitter of the Year 2018 awards. We are beyond thrilled to be a winner in the Local Superstar category! Huge congratulations to fellow winners - we can wait to see old friends and make new ones on our day out at @westyorkshirespinners. Thank you again everyone!!
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Love looking back on the past year with our 2018 Best Nine! It’s been a crazy year of yarn adventures and we’ve been so happy to have you along for the ride with us! Thank you!!
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It’s also the last day to cast your vote for us in the Knit Now Knitter of the Year 2018 awards in the Local Superstar category. If you like our yarny events and the way we champion indie makers across the UK, we hope you will! Link to the voting is in our profile. .
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One last post before everyone scatters for Christmas.
We’ve joined @rosygreenwool and @mairlynd in their campaign to support the Against Malaria Foundation @againstmalaria.
If you’re making any charitable donations this holiday season or if you still have a little extra to give, we’d love to encourage you to support this fundraiser.
Wishing each and every one of you and yours the best this holiday.
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